I noted yesterday that Felix Jones has the seventh-best odds to win offensive rookie of the year, one of the few opportunities to bet on the NFL this year. The other first-round pick, Mike Jenkins, apparently fares much worse. He is a 50-to-1 longshot to win Defensive Player of the Year.
Chris Long (STL): 7/1
Glenn Dorsey (KC): 7/1
Derrick Harvey (JAX): 8/1
Keith Rivers (CIN): 8/1
Jerod Mayo (NE): 9/1
Sedrick Ellis (NO): 9/1
Vernon Gholston (NYJ): 10/1
Curtis Lofton (ATL): 18/1
Dan Connor (CAR): 18/1
Kentwan Balmer (SF): 20/1
Leodis McKelvin (BUF): 25/1
Jordon Dizon (DET): 25/1
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (ARI): 35/1
Lawrence Jackson (SEA): 40/1
Aqib Talib (TB): 45/1
Philip Merling (MIA): 45/1
Quintin Groves (JAX): 45/1
Mike Jenkins (DAL): 50/1
Trevor Laws (PHI): 50/1
Kenny Phillips (NYG): 60/1
Calais Campbell (ARI): 60/1
Tyrell Johnson (MIN): 60/1
Chevis Jackson (ATL): 60/1
Terrence Wheatley (NE): 65/1
Kendall Langford (MIA): 65/1
Brandon Flowers (KC): 70/1
Pat Sims (CIN): 75/1
Tracy Porter (IND): 75/1
Cliff Avril (DET): 75/1
Jason Jones (TEN): 80/1
Andre Fluellen (DET): 80/1
Antoine Cason (SD): 90/1
Charles Godfrey (CAR): 90/1
Tom Zbikowski (BAL): 100/1
Bryan Smith (PHI): 100/1
As far as precedent (i.e., a cornerback with the Dallas Cowboys), Jenkins does not stand a great chance here. Of the previous 41 winners of the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award, 20 players have been linebackers, eight have been defensive ends, six have been cornerbacks, five have been defensive tackles, and two have been safeties. And for a summary of the Cowboys who have won this award: NONE.
The Dallas Cowboy rookie who had the best chance to win this would have been Everson Walls, who recorded 11 interceptions as a rookie in 1981 and was named to the Pro Bowl. The winner that year is still pretty well known: Lawrence Taylor.
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